trailing
tracking | the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind |
| target practice | practice in shooting at targets |
firing range
target range | a practice range for target practice |
target
butt | sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at |
| target acquisition system | a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment |
| target cell | an abnormal red blood cell with the appearance of a dark ring surrounding a dark center, associated with anemia |
| target organ | (radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance |
| target cell | any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen or antibody or hormone or drug, or is the focus of contact by a virus or phagocyte or nerve fiber etc. |
aim object
objective
target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable), the sole object of her trip was to see her children |
| object language target language | the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated |
object program
target program | a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer |
| object language target language | a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated |
target
mark | a reference point to shoot at, his arrow hit the mark |
blip
pip radar target | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface |
target company
takeover target | a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer |
target
target area | the location of the target that is to be hit |
prey
quarry
target
fair game | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence, he fell prey to muggers, everyone was fair game, the target of a manhunt |
water-shield Brasenia schreberi
water-target | aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers, in lakes and slow-moving streams, suitable for aquariums |
target
aim a place direct point | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal, He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face, criticism directed at her superior, direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself |
true
dead on target | accurately placed or thrown, his aim was true, he was dead on target |
| target-hunting | guided automatically toward the target |